Monument record MDO25116 - Came Wood - Post Medieval Chalk Pits

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Summary

Fourteen pits are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs {1}. They are considered likely to be the remains of agricultural chalk pits. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Full Description

Fourteen pits are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs {1}. They are considered likely to be the remains of agricultural chalk pits. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


Ordnance Survey, 11-JUN-1978, NMR OS 78/080 124-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12012.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS 78/080 124-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6928 8584 (654m by 381m) (18 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Came; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 14 2012 5:06PM

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